{"id":315998,"date":"2024-12-20T11:01:28","date_gmt":"2024-12-20T16:01:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cms.northstargaming.ca\/admin\/nsgcms\/?p=315998"},"modified":"2024-12-20T11:01:29","modified_gmt":"2024-12-20T16:01:29","slug":"bucks-vs-cavaliers-sgp-predictions-december-20-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms.northstargaming.ca\/admin\/nsgcms\/bucks-vs-cavaliers-sgp-predictions-december-20-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"Bucks vs. Cavaliers same-game parlay predictions Dec. 20: Back Giannis on the glass, Garland at +320"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The Milwaukee Bucks will be shorthanded in their first game since winning the NBA Cup. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The pregame narrative:<\/strong> Damian Lillard is out, which is partially why I’m taking the Cleveland Cavaliers to win and the under on a teased-up game total. Prop bets on Giannis Antetokounmpo and Darius Garland round out this +320 wager.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Check out my Bucks vs. Cavaliers same-game parlay predictions for Dec. 20.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bucks vs. Cavaliers predictions<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

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Parlay: Cavaliers moneyline + Under 230.5 points + Antetokounmpo over 11.5 rebounds + Garland over 14.5 points (+320)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Cavaliers moneyline (-375):<\/strong> The Bucks are fresh off an NBA Cup victory but I’ll fade them tonight.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And that’s not exactly going out on a limb. Cleveland tops the NBA with a 23-4 record and owns the best net rating in the Eastern Conference (+10.3).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Cavs are 14-1 at home while the Bucks are 4-7 on the road. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Milwaukee is 0-2 against Cleveland this season and will be without Lillard, who’s averaging 25.7 points per game and scored 41 and 36 against the Cavs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Giannis is the best player on the court but won’t be able to do it all against Cleveland’s elite starting five and deep bench. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

SGP legs<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Under 230.5 points (-220):<\/strong> Milwaukee is missing a big-time scorer who doesn’t play much defence \u2014 that should immediately guide bettors toward the under. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Even with Lillard on the court, the Bucks have morphed into a strong defensive team.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  • In the last 15 games, Milwaukee has the seventh-best defensive rating in basketball.
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  • The Bucks have the fourth-highest unders rate (57.7%) in the league. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

    Cleveland is a solid defensive team in its own right, with the ninth-best defensive rating and seventh-lowest opponent field goal percentage. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    The under is 6-4 in the last 10 meetings between these teams with nine of those matchups going under this alternate total. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Antetokounmpo over 11.5 rebounds<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong> (-134):<\/strong> The Cavaliers are a solid rebounding team but the Greek Freak is matchup-proof. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Giannis is averaging exactly 11.5 rebounds per game \u2014 a benchmark he’s hit in four straight years and five of the last six \u2014 and is coming off a 19-board performance in the NBA Cup final.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    He’s gone over this mark in four of his last five against the Cavaliers, averaging 15.0 rebounds per game and landing on 11 the one time he fell short.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    His floor as a rebounder is high, recording double-digit boards in 19 of 23 games.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Garland over 14.5 points<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong> (-375):<\/strong> The last time Garland played the Bucks he dropped a season-high 39 points and shot 7-of-11 from deep.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    That marked the fifth time in his last six meetings against Milwaukee where he scored at least 20 points.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    The Bucks give up the most points per game to point guards, according to Fantasy Pros, and I expect Garland to clear this total even if Lillard’s replacement is more defensively responsible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Cleveland’s floor general is averaging 20.3 PPG and has 15-plus points in 18 of 26 starts. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Picks made at 10:43 a.m. on 12\/20\/24.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    The Milwaukee Bucks will be shorthanded in their first game since winning the NBA Cup. The pregame narrative: Damian Lillard is out, which is partially why I’m taking the Cleveland Cavaliers to win and the under on a teased-up game total. Prop bets on Giannis Antetokounmpo and Darius Garland round out this +320 wager. Check […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":316017,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"sidebar_plugin_meta_block_field":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[62],"tags":[83,12],"class_list":["post-315998","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nba","tag-nba","tag-nba-betting"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nBucks vs. Cavaliers predictions Dec. 20: NBA SGP picks | NSB<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Check out our Bucks vs. Cavaliers predictions for Dec. 20. 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